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Director, Talent Acquisition - Executive Recruiting

Walmart

Bentonville, ARJob$110–220K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$110–220K/yr
Location
Bentonville, AR
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Director of Executive Recruitment leads Officer (VP+) hiring across a business segment, partnering with a Senior Director and business and People leaders. The role manages complex searches end to end, engages senior talent, and builds executive relationships and future talent pipelines. It also contributes to search strategy, candidate experience, and the team’s use of AI-enabled tools.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Executive SearchSearch StrategyExecutive Relationship BuildingStakeholder ManagementExecutive Pipeline DevelopmentPassive Talent EngagementJudgmentDiscretionBusiness StrategyAI ToolsTechnologyCollaboration

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Business or RelatedBachelor's in Human Resources or Related5 Years Human Resources Experience5 Years Talent Acquisition Experience5 Years Related Experience7 Years Human Resources or Talent Acquisition Experience3 Years Supervisory or Cross-Functional Leadership ExperienceMaster's in Business or RelatedMaster's in Human Resources or RelatedProfessional in Human Resources Certification

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Position Summary...

As a Director of Executive Recruitment you'll partner with a Senior Director to lead the execution of Officer (VP+) hiring across a business segment. You'll manage complex executive searches end to end, partnering with hiring leaders, candidates, Sourcers, and Project Managers to deliver exceptional outcomes. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role. You'll lead searches, engage senior talent, solve complex hiring challenges, and build long-term executive relationships while delivering a world class experience. Success requires exceptional search execution, sound judgment, commercial curiosity, and the ability to manage multiple high-profile searches with pace and quality.

About the team:

The Officer Talent Acquisition & Search team hires the senior leaders who shape Walmart's future. We partner closely with business and People leaders to deliver Officer-level hiring through Executive Recruiters, Sourcers, and Project Managers. We operate in a fast-paced, high-trust environment where discretion, quality, and exceptional experiences matter. As our function evolves, we're transforming from a reactive executive recruiting team into a proactive, AI-enabled executive talent partner, helping leaders make better talent decisions while building the leadership pipelines that will shape Walmart's future.

What you'll do...

  • Lead end-to-end Officer (VP+) executive searches.

  • Partner with hiring leaders to develop search strategies and deliver exceptional hiring outcomes.

  • Identify, engage, assess, and build relationships with senior external talent.

  • Balance internal succession opportunities with external market talent.

  • Partner with Principal Executive Sourcers and Project Managers to deliver outstanding search execution and candidate experiences.

  • Coach candidates throughout the executive hiring process.

  • Build evergreen executive talent pipelines for future leadership needs.

  • Leverage AI-enabled tools to improve productivity and search execution.

  • Share best practices and contribute to a high-performing OTAS team.

What you'll bring...

  • Experience leading complex executive searches within an in-house executive recruiting team or executive search firm.

  • Ability to independently manage multiple executive searches with pace, quality, and attention to detail.

  • Strong executive relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.

  • Experience developing external executive pipelines and engaging passive talent.

  • Excellent judgment and discretion managing confidential searches.

  • Commercial curiosity and the ability to understand business strategy and leadership needs.

  • Experience leveraging AI and technology to improve execution.

  • A collaborative, growth-oriented mindset with a passion for raising the bar in executive hiring.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices . Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart (https://one.walmart.com/) .

The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in business, human resources, or related area and 5 years' experience in human resources, talent acquisition, or related area.

Option 2: 7 years' experience in human resources, talent acquisition, or related area.

3 years' supervisory experience or experience leading cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Master's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field, Professional in Human Resources certification

Masters: Business, Masters: Human Resources

Human Resources - Professional HR (PHR) CERTIFICATION - Certification

Primary Location...

806 Excellence Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,820 open Talent Acquisition jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$110–220K/yr
  • US median$100–150K/yr1,523 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $165K, is 28% above the US median midpoint ($129K) — in the middle half of Talent Acquisition salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 12 open Talent Acquisition jobs in Arkansas and 2,820 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience — more than three in four Talent Acquisition postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 2,257 postings).
Education
387 of the 2,820 open Talent Acquisition jobs (14%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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